A Crisis of Capital: Canadian Workers Need More Tools, Buildings and Equipment

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Page Title:A Crisis of Capital: Canadian Workers Need More Tools, Buildings and Equipment – C.D. Howe Institute
Article Title:A Crisis of Capital: Canadian Workers Need More Tools, Buildings and Equipment
URL:https://cdhowe.org/publication/crisis-capital-canadian-workers-need-more-tools-buildings-and-equipment/
Published Date:December 16, 2015
Accessed Date:February 14, 2025

For the first time since the 2008-2009 economic crisis and recession, capital investment by business has declined, according to a new C.D. Howe Institute report. In “A Crisis of Capital: Canadian Workers Need More Tools, Buildings and Equipment,” authors Benjamin Dachis, William B.P. Robson and Aaron Jacobs show that, after several years of improvements in business investment per worker, Canada is slipping behind her peers.

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